Teeny-Tiny Box re Event Horizon Challenge

As a few others have done, I too have succumbed to Martyn’s challenge . . . http://lumberjocks.com/projects/49032 . . . and here is my teeny-tiny box for his review.The wood is a tiny piece of maple.Photo #1 is the box with the lid in place, on a penny.Photo #2 has the cap and base separated.Photo #3 shows the bottom half of the box, being held upside down on a 0.0225” drill bit, so that I could get a close up photo showing that I can put something inside.Sorry that there is no inlay work. I decided to settle for the grooves around each piece.The final dimensions are 0.070” outer diameter, and a closed height of 0.150”. The base cavity is 0.026” in diameter, and the cap interior is 0.039” to fit over the neck of the base.I think that the longest part of this project was when I dropped the cap, and it ended up under the table saw with lots of other bits of saw dust. (Grumble . . . )It’s totally useless, but it was fun to make it.

Wow , that is one huge bottle stopper , if it’s actually that size . After that golf ball -cedar post thing i became wary . Great work though ! I, too , think its advantageous to use hugh pennys to measure with, instead of old-fashioned rulers . But I’m going to use a ruler. Good luck ! : )

Paul – I’ll need a lot of WD40 to squeak it in.Pete – I wish I had a photo of the look on my face when I blew the dust off my camera lens . . . then realized that I had almost “blown” the whole project.

Thank goodness it’s a normal sized penny . My faith in you has been restored . I don’t know what you inferwith this ‘measuring of hands ’ thing ,though . I’m still going to use a standard rule , unaltered . My Ergosphere Cabinet will be smaller and will make your head spin faster than a1Jims buddy icon ! Best wishes .

Totally amazing. I cant see as it is. I see my self getting a closer look at your box, then suddenly sneezing and oh I am sorry….....I am sitting thinking of your box and the thought of ” I wonder what goes through his mind”.WOWJust for you